Posted by Moresmoke on December 26, 2020 at 19:14:15 from (216.196.72.173):
In Reply to: Shop Rates posted by K-Mo on December 26, 2020 at 07:28:01:
Those of you that are still paying $100 or less should count you blessings. The 1 1/2 state area I run around in ranges from $135 to just shy of $200/hr.
McDs pays $14/hr to start, so dealers need to do a fair amount better than that to attract help. All of them struggle to find help.
Best paying dealer group advertises from $25 to $42/hr for techs. They are in the middle at about $150 shop rate. This is a very well managed outfit.
Some of the farmers in this area have figured out they can hire the best mechanics away from the dealer, pay them a bit better and have exclusive rights to their services. Doesn't take too many dealer repair bills to cover the annual salary.
Biggest challenge facing dealer shops today is that people that are smart enough to be good mechanics are smart enough to do something else with their life that pays better and is not as hard on the body.
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